Gamecocks back in the Top 25
South Carolina re-entered the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after going 2-0 last week. The Gamecocks are No. 25.
USC (19-2, 6-2 SEC) beat Mississippi State and Alabama last week. The Gamecocks are back in the poll after being absent for one week.
The Gamecocks were No. 23, down from No. 22, in the USA Today/coaches poll.
USC is at Georgia and No. 8 Texas A&M this week.
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AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record | Prv | |
1. Oklahoma (45) | 18-2 | 1 |
2. North Carolina (20) | 19-2 | 2 |
3. Villanova | 18-3 | 6 |
4. Maryland | 19-3 | 8 |
5. Iowa | 17-4 | 3 |
6. Xavier | 19-2 | 7 |
7. Kansas | 17-4 | 4 |
8. Texas A&M | 18-3 | 5 |
9. Virginia | 17-4 | 11 |
10. Michigan State | 19-4 | 12 |
11. Providence | 18-4 | 10 |
12. SMU | 19-1 | 13 |
13. Iowa State | 16-5 | 14 |
14. West Virginia | 17-4 | 9 |
15. Baylor | 17-4 | 17 |
16. Oregon | 18-4 | 23 |
17. Miami | 16-4 | 15 |
18. Purdue | 19-4 | 21 |
19. Louisville | 17-4 | 16 |
20. Kentucky | 16-5 | 20 |
21. Wichita State | 16-5 | 22 |
22. Indiana | 18-4 | 19 |
23. Arizona | 17-5 | 18 |
24. Dayton | 18-3 | — |
25. South Carolina | 19-2 | — |
Others receiving votes: St. Mary's 63, Southern Cal 40, Utah 33, VCU 33, Michigan 21, Notre Dame 21, Valparaiso 7, Duke 6, Pittsburgh 4, Florida 3, St. Joseph's 1, San Diego State 1, Stony Brook 1, Texas 1